I have been a blackjack card counter for a few years now. I have been kicked out of casinos and told not to play blackjack there anymore. Most of them are polite, but they tell me no more blackjack. SOme of them escort me off the property.
Mandalay Bay is now getting violent (allegedly). They have started roughing up people just like back in the mob days in Vegas (allegedly).
I have also heard they have adopted a new policy of backrooming anyone who refuses to show ID. This is illegal and unconstitutional, but who cares? The casinos own the cops in Vegas anyway.
Well there are two stories out publicly about this casino now. Also, there are several that I have heard from friends.
For one, they handcuffed and roughed up an actor. X-rays showed (allegedly) multiple fractures in his arm. Another blackjack player was thrown to the floor, with security guards jumping on his back, and handcuffing him so tight it hurt.
Of course, as far as I know, neither of these people broke ANY LAWS.
Here's the story about the actor, and at the end is a couple links to stories concerning the Mandalay Bay.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> Actor Jeff Conaway claims he was handcuffed at Las Vegas casino
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES -Jeff Conaway, former co-star of TV's "Taxi," has sued the owners of Mandalay Bay, claiming security guards broke his arm at the Las Vegas casino last summer.
The suit, which seeks unspecified damages, alleges the 52-year-old actor was manhandled on June 3, 2002, after he'd spent some time drinking and playing blackjack. The suit alleges assault, battery, infliction of emotional distress, negligence and loss of wages.
A spokesman for Mandalay Resort Group, which owns the casino, said Tuesday he could not comment on the claims.
Conaway, a recovering alcoholic, said he had been drinking free cocktails and gambling while he was in town to discuss working as a spokesman for an unnamed company.
Several hours later, casino officials told him he no longer would be allowed to gamble. According to the lawsuit, he went to the room he was sharing with his wife then returned and tried to place a blackjack bet.
He again was told he was not allowed to drink or gamble. The next morning, according to the suit, Conaway went to the guest registration desk with $1,000 in cash and chips and asked to speak to a supervisor.
Instead, he was surrounded by security guards who "viciously, and without provocation ... violently slammed him to the floor of the casino," the suit claims.
Conaway claims he was handcuffed and confined to a room, and that guards laughed and taunted him when he said he was in pain. Eventually, he was taken to a hospital.
Conaway played taxi driver and aspiring actor Bobby Wheeler on the ABC sitcom "Taxi" in the 1970s.
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Mandalay Bay beats up actor
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5744060.htm
Mandalay Bay roughs up and tortures blackjack player
http://bjfonline.com/forum/b.asp?m=3878
David
[This message was edited by David Matthews on May 12, 2003 at 01:57 AM.]
Mandalay Bay is now getting violent (allegedly). They have started roughing up people just like back in the mob days in Vegas (allegedly).
I have also heard they have adopted a new policy of backrooming anyone who refuses to show ID. This is illegal and unconstitutional, but who cares? The casinos own the cops in Vegas anyway.
Well there are two stories out publicly about this casino now. Also, there are several that I have heard from friends.
For one, they handcuffed and roughed up an actor. X-rays showed (allegedly) multiple fractures in his arm. Another blackjack player was thrown to the floor, with security guards jumping on his back, and handcuffing him so tight it hurt.
Of course, as far as I know, neither of these people broke ANY LAWS.
Here's the story about the actor, and at the end is a couple links to stories concerning the Mandalay Bay.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> Actor Jeff Conaway claims he was handcuffed at Las Vegas casino
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES -Jeff Conaway, former co-star of TV's "Taxi," has sued the owners of Mandalay Bay, claiming security guards broke his arm at the Las Vegas casino last summer.
The suit, which seeks unspecified damages, alleges the 52-year-old actor was manhandled on June 3, 2002, after he'd spent some time drinking and playing blackjack. The suit alleges assault, battery, infliction of emotional distress, negligence and loss of wages.
A spokesman for Mandalay Resort Group, which owns the casino, said Tuesday he could not comment on the claims.
Conaway, a recovering alcoholic, said he had been drinking free cocktails and gambling while he was in town to discuss working as a spokesman for an unnamed company.
Several hours later, casino officials told him he no longer would be allowed to gamble. According to the lawsuit, he went to the room he was sharing with his wife then returned and tried to place a blackjack bet.
He again was told he was not allowed to drink or gamble. The next morning, according to the suit, Conaway went to the guest registration desk with $1,000 in cash and chips and asked to speak to a supervisor.
Instead, he was surrounded by security guards who "viciously, and without provocation ... violently slammed him to the floor of the casino," the suit claims.
Conaway claims he was handcuffed and confined to a room, and that guards laughed and taunted him when he said he was in pain. Eventually, he was taken to a hospital.
Conaway played taxi driver and aspiring actor Bobby Wheeler on the ABC sitcom "Taxi" in the 1970s.
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Mandalay Bay beats up actor
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5744060.htm
Mandalay Bay roughs up and tortures blackjack player
http://bjfonline.com/forum/b.asp?m=3878
David
[This message was edited by David Matthews on May 12, 2003 at 01:57 AM.]
